Guidance Technique: Abyss-Stilling Sea-Subduing Diagram!

Luo Feng began talking about Chen Yi's situation.

He spoke of how Chen Yi had failed his last warrior assessment, how much he had improved since then, and how Luo Feng himself was only one realm ahead of Chen Yi despite having treasures from Senior Yun... among other things.

What he meant was that Chen Yi must have put in a great deal of effort behind the scenes, even more than Luo Feng himself.

Just as Chen Yi was wondering what Luo Feng was getting at,

he heard Luo Feng say:

"Senior Yun."

"Even without your help, Chen Yi has been right on my heels. I can't afford to slack off either. I need to work harder at cultivating martial arts... I don't know what realm lies above Wargod, but you're so powerful that I doubt anyone on Earth could match you, right?"

"If I want to become someone like you, the effort I'm putting in now surely doesn't amount to much..."

"Right now, I'll most likely get a place in the Elite Training Camp... and I've already accomplished several of my short-term goals."

"Next..."

"Please make some more plans for me!"

As he spoke,

Luo Feng had actually wound himself up.

He had taken the initiative to ask for more goals.

Well...

I guess I've finished building up the Luo Feng account.

No... to be precise, I hardly had to build it up at all.

This took Chen Yi by surprise.

Chen Yi hadn't expected his display of strength at the warrior assessment to have an unexpected effect, making Luo Feng think he wasn't working hard enough.

Chen Yi had naturally put in plenty of effort and sweat to attain his current strength.

There was a saying Chen Yi often used to spur himself on:

I won't be held back by my talent or treasures. As long as I work hard, I can reach the very pinnacle.

If I still don't work hard with advantages like these,

then...

I don't deserve to stand at the peak.

But...

hard work was only an "important factor" in becoming a powerhouse,

not a "decisive factor"!

So many people worked hard, but how many actually reaped the rewards? At least Chen Yi didn't have to worry about his efforts going unrewarded...

Chen Yi didn't need to explain anything.

In any case, things were moving in a good direction now...

Now... let's look into that "exploiting a bug" idea I was thinking about before.

He would create a Guidance Technique and feed it to Luo Feng, then, as "Senior Yun," assign Luo Feng a task to give a copy to "Chen Yi."

Then...

he could get a free draw, and it would be guaranteed to give him the Guidance Technique he wanted!

That was how the bug exploit worked.

Cloud Raising Mirror.

Generate a Guidance Technique for me.

The requirements are simple: it just needs to speed up the accumulation of Genetic Origin Energy and improve physical fitness...

As for the negative effects...

Chen Yi began to ponder.

When he fed Luo Feng the [Qian Shui Mosquito Blood] before, Chen Yi had noticed something important: items with side effects tended to be relatively cheap.

That was only natural.

Never mind cultivation resources-even fruit and vegetables at the market were like that. The ones with flaws were relatively cheaper.

This was something he could take advantage of.

For example:

"Qian Shui Mosquito Blood."

After use, it caused unbearable itching for up to half an hour.

And an item of the same type could only be used once a month. Using one a second time within a short period would overdraw the cells' potential, just like using those genetic serums on Earth, causing the severe aftereffect of diminished cultivation potential.

So there were quite a few restrictions.

And because of that,

it cost only 3 points to increase strength by 100 kg!

By comparison, the completely side-effect-free Golden Vine Marrow Spirit Liquid could only increase strength by 5 kg per point...

That was a difference of six to seven times!

Even if not every item could have such a gap, with the same income in points, adding some side effects that had no fundamental impact would still be quite worthwhile.

As for negative effects, my previous idea was to add the side effect of painful torment during cultivation.

For example, the more torment endured... the better the effect.

I also went through the item list to check. For a Guidance Technique, suffering pain during everyday cultivation offers the best value for the same price among the many options without severe aftereffects, and it can temper the will at the same time.

But...

In the end, Luo Feng and I will be using the Guidance Technique ourselves, so I can't judge it solely by its theoretical value.

I can ask Luo Feng for his opinion later.

But right now...

I need to think about myself first.

I have an ability that means I won't lack resources... or talent, as long as I slowly cloud-raise various powerhouses. As long as I stay alive, I can lie flat all the way to the pinnacle.

Do I...

need to subject myself to extra torment?

Chen Yi looked out the window. The train was passing through the Wilderness Zone, and looking outside... he could see the ruins of cities from before the Great Nirvana.

I think...

I do!

With the Cloud Raising Mirror, it seems that as long as I keep my head down and survive, I'll inevitably reach the peak.

But...

Will and state of mind are both of paramount importance in becoming a powerhouse.

And while I can draw "will talent" and "state-of-mind talent," I can't directly draw someone's level of will or state of mind.

The Cloud Raising Mirror can't draw those.

Presumably, that's because "will" and "state of mind" are a person's true core.

Will and state of mind determine a person's character and manner of conduct. If I drew someone else's, would I still be myself?

So I have to temper my will on my own.

Since I have to temper my will sooner or later,

I'll seize the present. This hardship has to be endured eventually, and every bit I endure now will be another card to play when I face the unexpected and encounter danger!

It will also be a precious memory of the past when I reach the end and stand at the peak!

Sometimes, life needs a few challenges too.

Chen Yi gazed into the distance through the window, having made his decision.

Will-temper his will!

Chen Yi felt this was a necessary step. Take the Star Tower, for example. If he drew the Star Tower from Luo Feng in the future, then... he would need an outstanding will to claim it as his master.

Cloud Raising Mirror, design the Guidance Technique to feed to Luo Feng according to the model I set out before.

That is,

its cultivation should involve some pain...

[Searching and designing according to feeding requirements...]

From the Guidance Techniques offered by the Cloud Raising Mirror, Chen Yi picked one that wasn't too far beyond the points he had accumulated so far.

[Feeding item: Guidance Technique-Abyss-Stilling Sea-Subduing Diagram!]

[Description: Draws cosmic energy into the body and circulates it along a unique path to form a diagram of mountains and seas. It condenses, compresses, and releases a stream of purer energy that flows through every inch of skin, using pressure to infuse every cell with cosmic energy. At its limit, it can thoroughly cultivate every part of the body, providing every cell with a perfect supply of energy rather than being limited to surface absorption.]

[Effect: Compared with the strongest Guidance Technique of the Dojo of Limits provided by you, the mirror master Chen Yi, its effect can reach approximately ten times that of the latter at its limit!]

[Note: As the compressed energy flows through the body, it will strike every cell, bringing a tearing pain to every inch of skin. Once this secret technique is activated, it takes more than ten seconds to stop its circulation. The intense pain will continue throughout those seconds. Please keep a firm grasp on your pain threshold.]

[Price: 100 points.]